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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1907. 5 BABY IS KILLED B! FALLING HOUSE Heavy Stone Wall Crushes the Dwelling of W. D. Booth at Linnton. :AMILY BURIED IN DEBRIS Escape of otltc. Members Con sidered Mirat lions Motlicr Badly Bruistd. by Heavy Timber. By the collapsing of a stone wall the temporary residence of Mr. and Mrs. TV. D. Booth, of Linnton, warn deinol lahed at 3 o'clock Sunday morning and their 5-months-old daughter. Genevieve, was crushed 10 death. The escape of the parents and the older daughter, Cecil, aged 13 years, who occupied the same room. Is considered miraculous, since the greater part of the dwelling was reduced to kindling wood by the avalanche of stone and earth, weigh ing: several tons. Mr. Booth escaped Without Injury, a did also tiie other daughter, who had to be extricated from her bed, where she was burled among the debris. Mrs. Booth rereived a slight injury to the right leg by be ing struck by timbers from the Calling walls. The damage was done by a sec tion of solid masonry about 200 feet In length, 10 feet high and about three feet wide, a part of the outer wall of the dust flue that was used by the Portland Smelting & Refining Works in connection w'.tli its large smelling plant before the property was aban doned sometime ago. It was allowed to remain find was being used us a retain ing v . II ly property owners who are constru attractive homes on the hill ovei looking the town. There was a space- of about three feet between the two walls, and this had neen filled in with dirt by the proper'y owncw uurlng th dry season. The Bursting t.t the will is telieved to rave been du to the excessive rains of the last Irv days. Having no outlet from !ne dust-tight flue, the water accumulated with more pressure than the strength of the wall coti'd support, and the dis ruption Col' r.vcd. The wall was built In 1S8U. "I was Ewak.-i.ed sudden'y by an nvfi;l noise." nf Id Mr. Boo';i, who Is employed as assistant filer in the Clark (t Wilson lumber mill at Linnton, In discussing ;he unfortunate accident yesterday. "My first Impression was tiit it was an explosion from an at tempt to blow open a safe, but an in stant later I discovered that mv home h:;i been demolished. The bed occupl.,' by myself and wife was forced by the f&liinp wall outside ;iie house, the wall o' which 1 td been torn away. First ascertaining that Mra. Booth was not lously Injured, I went to look for :he baby, only to find her burle I among the rocks and earth. Continuing my search, I found the other daughter alive, but burled beneath the walls of the house and unable to free herself. I was powerless to remove the debris "lone, and called for help. In a few minutes neighbors responded, and with the assistance of a dozen men I suc ceeded In rescuing the older daughter and In recovering the body of my dead child." During the Summer Mr. Booth con structed a temporary dwelling on tne hillside JtMt below and near the wall that collapsed. The damaged wall served as a retaining wall for th prop erty of Louis Sheik, one of Llnnton's merchants, who was building a hsni some residence. Saturday afternoon Mr. Sheik thought he saw evidences of cracks in the wall and reported nis discovery to other Interested proper fy owners, who contended that the sup posed breaks In the masonry must surely be old ones that had not been noticed before. However, it was agreed to investigate the wall the following day in order that the tr ie condition might be ascertained. Coroner I'inley was notified of 'he accident, but in 'view of the circum stances decided that an inquest was not necessary. Chit-Chat oi the Sport ing World BRIDGE Ciackamas on Rampage and Threatens Foundations. says a turf writer. There'll he many a piker who will wish that he had let him alone. You can add a few wives and a few creditors to the list also. The Chicago White Sox will train this year at Martin Springs, Texas. Charlie Comlskey. who pilots the destinies of the Sox, will have about -40 men in his training camp. All of the youngsters to be tried out will be searched every night for fear they will sleep in their uniforms. Now that the fishing season has closed In the East, Rube Waddell has made ap plication as goalkeeper on a polo team. The manager who signs Rube will have occasion to remember that every time the southpaw bends his elbow his mouth opens and something red trickles down his subway. There is one night in the week and one band of happy men who forget com pletely that Mayor Lane has a lid that he sits on and that there are such tri fling persons on earth as Kay and Jones, or Pat Bruin. There is a bit of a flask tucked away In the hunting jacket, and when once Inside their cabins they're not afraid to say, "That's good." He might be a sportsman, then again he might be simply a man with a hunting Jacket on who would shoot anything from a pee-wee to a gull. Benny Yanger. a slashing good fighter once. Is about to be dragged out of re tirement to fight "Fighting" Dick Hy land. The lure Is a $500 purse and 50 per cent of the gate receipts Hyland ought to whip him in jig time, for Yanger Is a hairy-faced boy now. Monte Cross, who will be missed by the Philadelphia fans, will wear a Kan sas City uniform this coming season, and he will have the epaulets of a manager. Monte's troubles will soon break out in 100 places. The trouncing that Jack Johnson gave Jim Flynn recently wasn't the kind that urged the necessity of retirement. Eddy Smith, of the Reliance Club, of Oakland, has offered a purse of J500 for a battle between the big Coloradan and Bob Ward. Both are nothing more than trial horses, so "Let 'er go." Over $100,000 has been taken out of the books doing business at the Emeryville race track. Over $100,000 of this was brought to California by bookmakers from the East. The public is supposed to have got this money and yet California still has legal holidays. Scratch Portland and you would still find some one who would insist that all racing is crooked. FALSE WORK MAY GO OUT MGKAW SAYS HE WILL STAY Rumor That New York Manager Was to Quit Is Denied. During the past week baseballdom has been agitated by the rumor that John McGraw, who has led the Giants to victory for two pennants and one world's championship, was slated to be superseded as manager of the New York National League team, says the New York American. It was said that McGraw's devotion to betting on the races had impaired his usefulness to the club, because his mind toward the end of the last season was more occu pied in picking winners at the track than defeating opponents oh the dia mond. For several days the officers of the club maintained the strictest silence"; refusing to deny or affirm the rumor that McGraw would be deposed and Bresnahan or some other well-known player selected to tHke his place. But President Brush and Secretary Knowles were fto pestered with questions that they flnallly intimated that McGraw would lead the Giants again next sea son, and McGraw himself finally made the emphatic statement that he was etill at the head of the team. The Impression left on the baseball writers, however. Is that some serious differences exist between McGraw and the stockholders of the club, and that It will be some time before the nigger In the woodpile is discovered, as none of the men concerned deem it profitable to talk at the present time. Heavy Hains Swell Stream to Imag ing Torrent -Structure Now Be ing Rebuilt Xot Able to Withstand the Floods. The heavy rainfall of the last 48 hours, amounting to nearly three inches, has converted the Clackamas River Into a turbulent stream, endangering the sub structure. Including concrete piers and false work, for the new bridge which is In course of construction by the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company on the Oregon City division. This is the first freshet of the year and there is a great amount of drift which threatens to displace the new bridge foundation. The company ceased to operate Its cars over the bridge yesterday and is transffring passengers around the structure by pri vate conveyances over the county bridge to counect with cars on the Oregon City side of the river. While the railway company had been Intending to replace Its bridge over this stream for the last year, work on the Improvement was necessarily delayed until late i his Fall because of the failure of the steel to arrive from the East. The company had hoped to complete its installation before the Winter rains be gan but the indications are that its pre liminary work will be entirely lost. The concrete piers and the piling are ex pected to be washed away hourly since work on the superstructure has not pro gressed sufficiently to give the bridge sufficient weight to keep its foundation in place. Few streams in the state are affected more by sudden and heavy rainfall than the Clackamas. Under these conditions the tremendous force of this stream is almost immeasurable. People who suffered from rheuma tism have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla and found lasting relief. Eat Government-Inspected meat. HEAYY R.AIVFALL, IX TWO DAYS Total of Nearly Three Inches in Forty-Eight Hours. Heavy rainfall continued yesterday, the precipitation being 1.40 Inches for the 24 hours ending at 5 P. M. From 5 A. M. till 5 P. M. the downfall of water was .73 of an Inch. The total of atmospheric wetness for 24 hours day before yester day, when the storm began, was 1.08 Inches. So counting from 5 P. M. Friday to 6 P. M. Sunday the total amount of water that came down was 2.48 inches. Expressed in another way this means that during 48 hours enough rain fell in Portland to cover the entire city with a sheet of water nearly two and one-half Inches deep. As all this necessarily col lected in the gutters and storm sewers these channels were flooded, and In some cases where the outlet was too small the street was overflowed from curb to curb. The effect on the streams in this vicin ity was marked. As the rainfall farther up the Willamette Valley was even heavier than at Partland, amounting to 2.51 in 24 hours at Albany, old Willamette is rapidly rising. Every hillside ditch has become a plunging stream, in some cases even a small torrent. Some minor dam age has been caused but nothing of any Importance. The wind yesterday was far less se vere than the day before. Saturday the gusts blew the drops In all directions at once, and some street-corners resembled the needle-showers of a Turkish bath; but yesterday for the most part the rairi fell steadily and with a gentleness that was almost genial. It's not "the man with the hoe," it's the man with the ax : who holds public attention this month. We are making cuts, too, this week, to help along that Thanks giving feeling (and help thin out our furnishing stock). Today, men's $1.25 Vicuna Wool Underwear, SPECIAL, 85t LION ClomingCo GusKuhnPfop' 166-168 THIRD STREET fast and exciting and all concerned played with credit to themselves. This game was the fourth of a series played by the two teams for a silver cup and the championship of Sunnyslde. The Hlntllllcums won three games and so proved their claim to the title. The Lennon Stars are composed chiefly of members of the Boys' Brigade, and the Hlntllllcums of the Hanson Bible class of Sunnyslde M. E. Church. The lineup was as follows: Hlntllllcums. Lennon Stars. C. Robblns R. F A. Siplev L Woolly L.F A. Heine R. Baulke C L. Peterson G. Fowler R. G V. Shlply W. Baulke UO H. Anderson BIRDS ARE FEW AND THEY FLY MUCH TOO HIGH. Tree Blocks Road. ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 24. (Spe cial.) One of the severest southwest storms In years prevailed Saturday. Signs, trees and telephone poles were blown down. An -immense tree was blown across the Hoqulam-Aberdeen rond, destroying a part of the road and blocking the highway. lllniillleum- the Champs. The Hintllllcum basket ball team of Sunnyslde defeated the Lennon Stars Saturday at the latter's gymnasium by a score of 22 to 19. The game was Very Few of the Small Army of Sun day Hunters Get Anywhere Near Limit Bag. It was weary waiting in the duck blinds yesterdaj' on most of the pre serves along the Willamette and Colum bia River Sloughs. where sportsmen spend their Sundays. The homeward journey was made with slender bags. Of all the various duck clubs along the bottoms, not more than a dozen were able to bag the limit. In spite of the prayed-for rain and storm. At some of the clubs, like the Deer Island, where the shooting is always good, the hunters brought home fine strings of Sprig and Mallards, and Just enough Teal to bal ance the straps. The storm and the rain so anxiously looked for by the hunters, came. It brought in the birde all right, but it also scattered them and made them as wild as March hares. The man behind the gun yesterday, who stood in the blind, unmindful of the rain, unless he was a marksman par excellence, had only the music of the exploding shell for his company. It was only at rare intervals that the flapping of broken wings, or the plasb of the bird as it struck the water, made the sport worth while. The birds were flying high, so high that a balloon would have been more useful than a blind, through the covering of which the rain drops trickled down the hunters' backs.' On the Northern Pacific train which reached Portland about '5 o'clock, there were between 25 and 30 hunters, and the man who had 20 birds' dangling from his duck strap was happy and considered the day well spent. Harry Corbett had the best and largest string of any. He had nearly the limit" in Mallards, and they were beauties. All had a few. but there will be no urgent demand for messenger boys today for the usual Mon day delivery to friends. ' 11 11 . v .. . . & . ,' - ' ' ' ' ' '''''' '' ' PRE-HOLIDAY SALE COMMENCES TODAY A WEEK OF EXTRAORDINARY PRICE REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS THRIFTY BUYERS WILL APPRECIATE THE REMARKABLE BARG'NS OFFER ED IN THIS NOTABLE SELLING EVENT See Sunday Advertisement COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND EXHIBIT OF "THE MALLEABLE" RANGES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK We invite you to partake of good things cooked in this splendid range. Served free from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. IP fj YOORCWOrTf I IS 0000 J Tills! fir OIBBaJ C0MPLETE-H0U5E-FURul5nER.5lg YOU I J TAKE HIS WATCH AND $4 Masked Footpads Hold Up G. P. Mock on Tenth Street. While on his way home from the Grand Theater last night, G. P. Mock, residing at 251 Tenth street, was held up and robbed of his gold watch and 4 by two masked men at the corner of Tenth and Madison streets. Mock was unable to describe the thugs ac curately; both, however, he thought were middle-aged men, each about 5 feet 11 Inches tall. Mock was walking up Tenth street, when the two men stepped out from behind a tree. One presented a gun with the command, "Hands up." Mock obeyed, and the other man went through his pockets. Baker Expects to Be Champion. BAKER CITY, Nov. 24. The football team of the West Portland High School is expected to arrive In this city next Wednesday for the game on Thursday afternoon for the championship of the state. On Wednesday evening a grand rally will be held on Reservoir Hill at which there will be a huge bonfire, songs, yells and other demonstrations to awaken the enthusiasm of the townspeople. It is expected that between 1500 and 2000 people will be in attendance. The local boys have Improved since the game with Pendleton on November 16, and expect to win from the visiting team. AT THE IIOTKI.S. Portland W. D. Brewaten. Syracuse; G. Randolph, Los Angeles; G. Katona, Buda pest; F. Zak. San Francisco; c. H. King. D. W. Blackley. J. Lendan. New York; V. J. McKenny. Mrs. R. Campbell, San Fran cisco; W. Oampbell. I.os Angeles; Mrs. H. B. Newell. Seattle; Mrs. Holmes. Chihuahua; Mrs. A. Angrals. Paris; E. .T. Hall. Lewls ton; R. Klston. San Francisco: F. J. Etdrig. Chicago; Miss I. Spalding. Spokane; E. I Howe, Chlrago; A. Livingstone. New York; D. Jackson. Tacoma: H. T. Wlmans. Denver; H. H. Bernsten, San Francisco; N. B. De llvonte, Pdlabjr; H. Resler, Chicago; R. K. Turner. Seattle; G. Mlsh. New York; W. J. Kerr, Corvallla; J. S. Washburn, Uuluth: A. Henderson. New York: W. B. Colves and wife. Cleveland; E. E. Deldlne, C. L. Town send. St. Paul; lT. Beers, Boston; F. J. Dun 1 ar and wife. Astoria; P. C. Daniels, Los Angeles; F. Cohen. San Francisco; s. II. Bell and wife, Marshlleld; F. G. Carpen ter. New York; G. C. Seller, Sacramento; M. Ellery; H. S. Hagan. San Francisco; J. A. Fllcher. Seattle: A. J. Balllett. Seattle; H. B. Clark. New Yoik; J. G. Cohn, San Fran cisco. The Oregon W. D. Grlstneld. San Fran cisco; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thomas. Van couver; J. L. Lee. Detroit; W. H. H. Kav anaugh. Seattle; H. H. Coates. E. A. Plum mer. San Francisco; Mrs. I.. Sullivan and children. Reno; Miss May Curtis. Miss O. M. Coughlln. Reno; C. E. Brown, San Fran cisco; S. P. Wright. Butte; R. Jones. Grangevllle; J. Sturtevant, city; E. K Bishop, Montesano; w. Taylor. St. l.ouls: N. V Olson. Kallata; A. E. Gosman and wife. W. Hayden. C. L,a Chapelle, J. Mon tour. R Dealgne. J. Baurhane, Minneapolis: W. B. Wicks. Mcleod; N. O. Clark. Mrs R. Baker, Seattle; G. P. Larson. Spokane- H. A. Vincent, city; Mrs. I.. Westergreen. Still water; Q. O. Banhart. Spokane: A. H. Sellers. New York; Harry Witt. Spokane; G. W. Anderson. Seattle; E. M. Syrert. Omaha; Allen Burk and wife. Chicago; Olive Weldon. Philadelphia; Shirley Gra ham. Kansas City; A. Eckern. Buckley; P.. Kelly. Albert Tovernler, Percy Sage. J. p Brown. New York; T. A. Cornwall. Port land; Mabel Deane. Mrs. I.. E. S. Drew. New York; Mrs. N. B. CotTman. Chehalls; C. W. Gray, Columbus; P. Dalgood. Chicago: W. Diet. Seattle; D. E. R. Kelly. Boston. IVrkio James R. A. Burton. Aberdeen; Jess Mayo. Hlllsboro; Madame von Ltoble. New York; Charles E. Scubak. Colfax; Frank Zorm. Wallace; Fred J. Johnson. As toria; Otto Gunde. Eagle Cliff; F. A. Buell. wife and son. Superior: Mrs. J. Swift. Walla Walla: R. W. Dayton, city; J. C. Chappellc. T. F. Chapptlle. Hlllsboro; C. S. l.uther and wife, San Francisco; Miss S. A. Bratton. city; W. J. Adklns and wife. Centralla; Clarence C. De Frees. Sumpter; N. G. In sklp. Fort Scott; W. M. Jones. Yaqulna; C. Karmer, Astoria; T. W. Falrchlld. Aberdeen; C. H Burch. Ilwacn; A. S. Gllman and wife. Seattle; A. W. Peterson and wife. The Dalles; Iver Johnson. Fairbanks; W. Hunt and wife, city: J. H. Goebel. Walla Walla: B. Northrup, Cal Sharp. Hlllsboro: Meade Sharp. Seattle: E. W. Roy. Spokane; H. U Miller and wife. Helena; I.. P. Hunt. Man kato. Mrs. Robert Hill. Seattle; C. H. Burch; C. A. Wilson. Beaverton; Mrs. R. Burnette. K. C. : C. E. Brown, Salem; K. Gordon. Woodland: H R. William and wife. C. J. Carlson. Miss G. MacKlnson. Frank Gabel, K. M. Mermont. city; C. W. Lundhouse. Seattle; S. W. Alexander. Portland: C. A. Baranger. c. Hawthorne. MontavlHa; J G. Howell. Portland: A. A. Brown. C. C Smith. Seattle: c. s. McClellan and wife. Ray mond: .1 Mason and wife, Belllngham: Mrs. M. Rateman. Minneapolis: Frank Gabel. Waplnta; Kllen Gunderson. Alma Gunderson, Deer Island. The ImiM-rinl W H. Yenney, O. M. Shel ton. Walla Walla; M. Tlmson. G. A. Lyoni and wife, Seattle; W. T. Downs, G. C Dlerk Ing. Tacoma; C. M. I.lndhouse. C. W. Llnd houee. Seattle; c. Bergman, city; Mrs. M Powell. Melbourne: A. M. Peery. McMlnn vllle; Mrs. N. Hamilton, city; E. Cook Patton and wife. H. Holllster and wife. Salem; E. A. Emerson and wife. Yankton; c. Chase. Spokane; A. H. Lyman. Garfield: c W. Bailor. Oakesdale: Paul Brunzel. Condon; James Folev nd wife, 3ea erton ; Dr. R. L Smith. Washoutal; T. H. Johnston. Dufur; R. Jones. Grangevllle; W. H Wollard. New York; E. J. Thlbert. Van couver; J. Anderson, city; s. J. Sweet and wife. Trout Lake; J. H. McCume. Morn J. Harrison. Mrs. Eva Hall. Pendleton; W. W. Glashy. Defiance Tea Co.; J. M. Stevenson and wife, cascades; w. Blachley and wife. Junction City; George Thompson. Heppner; V. M Chambers. Astoria; G. F. Handrajr, San Francisco. St. Charle- J Plngles. Sumas; Q w Grlnn, Hood River; W. W. Ellis, Raymond W. K. Keane. San Francisco: A. Williams. S. Klnkendare. city; J. R. Hunter, Morro; W. Berggron. Oregon City; George Myers- off. Montezano; c B. Adams. Wasco: M. G. I Miller. Ross S. Watson. E. S. Filer. Davton; W. L. B. Rice and family, cltv; P. N. Max well. Salem: E. V. Stone. Harvle: A. Jack 1 son and wife. Skamacaney; R. G. Mager, I Chehalls; W. Hollsappee. Ranler: Paul Hut i ter. Detroit: Tom Mllto. city; James Ed I wards. Astoria: A. K. Johnson and wtf": Woodland: G. H. Rudd. Albany: Walter R. Porter. IT. .S. A.; R. G Paxdon. city; Mrs. R. A. Carlisle. Spokane: J. E. Jesper, Aberdeen; J. F. Watklns, F L Cox. J. W. Sealey and wife. Cammas: Le Roy Geofe, H. R. Patter son. Newburg; John Kinney, city; S. M. Par ker. Newburg; James Mayger and wife. Pen dleton: Mrs. G. E. Le Dow. Fargo; Thomas Graham and two children. Trout Lake; James A. Carson. Jr., Pendleton; Bert Pal matler. Douglas; Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs. Mary Tootey. Woodland; A. Williams, city; N. G. Falrchlld, North Yamhill; W. M. Dreyer. J. Collls, city; J. M. Elgin, Tagerts vllle. Lenox W. C. Miles. Globe; Roy Williams. Lewiston: O. O. Hughes. Grangevllle; C. L. . Hughes. Green Creek; Walker J. Dalr and wife. Gertie Davis, Grangevllle; O. B. Rlp pey and wife. Dayton: Jesse Majn. Hllls boro: E. J. C. Schroeder, Astoria; O. W. Pardey and wife. George Pardey, C. Rawley, T. Burns. George Getsomberg, F. Pearce. Mr. and Mrs. Burns and daughter. Port land; W. N. Hathorn and wife. Hlllsboro: c. Lundeen and wife; George V. Herlnger. San Francisco. DEMOLISHED HOl'sE OF W. D. BOOTH AT LINNTON. Beyond the heap of debris is seen the kitchen annex of the Booth dwelling w hlch was demolished by the collapsing of a 200-foot section of the outer wall of a dust flue of the old Linnton smelter that was being used as a retaining wall for the frontage of residence property. The main part or the building was reduced to kindling wood by the enormous weight of the falling wall. Mr. and Mrs. Booth and a daughter, aged 12 years, miraculously escaped uninjured, but Genevieve, a months-old daughter, was crushed to death in the wreckage. The baby was sleeping in a cradle in the side of the building next to the wall when It collapsed be lafc Ordinary Cheese Out of the Cheese Box tastes pretty good sometimes is good sometimes makes good rarebits. But it is seldom matured, can't be kept at a correct temperature and who vouches for its clean liness and taste? 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